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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWales Elementary
Street41 Main Street
CityWales
StateMA
Number of students96
Student % minority6%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school85
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)71st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)91,786
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,265
Toxic Hazard157.13

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings74.43
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management13.97
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker9.36
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace8.66
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace8.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace6.55
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NC5.90
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical4.45
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation3.81
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan Company3.70
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide Corporation2.67
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners2.61
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire Hathaway2.48
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.2.36
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United1.92
HYDROFERA LLCEssity1.46
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj1.31
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.72
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC0.50
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INC0.38
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit Aerospace0.15
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.Trelleborg0.15
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.0.14
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.13
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes Group0.12
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncasters0.12
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum Equity0.11
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CO0.10
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal Health0.09
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire Hathaway0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USA0.04
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit International0.02
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway Golf0.02
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi Holding0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INC0.01
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain Capital0.01
OCEAN STATE POWERLS Power0.01
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INC0.01
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM International0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUST0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS LLCPrysmian Group0.00
BROOKWOOD LAMINATING INCHallwood Group0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek Holdings0.00
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN CO0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet Products0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & Wesson0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS CO0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INC0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INC0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
UNITED ABRASIVES INCUNITED ABRASIVES INC0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE CO0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.0.00
PALL CORPDanaher0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC0.00
QUIKRETE - CONNECTICUT PLANTQuikrete0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INC0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi Chemical0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIES0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-Williams0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco Products0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCo0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool Works0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLC0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM Technologies0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM Technologies0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INC0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLC0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-Gobain0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge Partners0.00
HUTCHINSON PRECISION SEALING SYSTEMS INCTotalEnergies SE0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLC0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. Government0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORP0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-Gobain0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt76.46
Chromium51.82
Formaldehyde12.84
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 9.57
Nickel4.09

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt74.43
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium13.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium7.85
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium7.77
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium7.20

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